sosi turning 7…
Posted on | January 24, 2012 | No Comments
I can’t believe Sosi is turning 7 this weekend. I look at her and all I see is my little baby. She still has those same ginormous brown eyes and round cheeks she had back then, and still never wants to be alone…
I somehow convinced her that a family trip to Halifax would be more fun than the usual big friends from school birthday party (it wasn’t hard… neither of us too crazy about parties). We are all super excited for some big city fun!
To make up for the lack of a party, we had her 2 best friends over for cake and pizza last weekend. It just so happens that their moms are also my best friends. So this worked out nicely for everybody! It was a great night.
We had so much fun decorating for this special evening. We made a giant 7 (I was inspired by this) and decorated it with polka dots, making this our “polka dot” party. She then got into the balloons and made this beautiful balloon wall. It felt more like installation art to me!
This girl has taught me so much over these past 7 years. Each day she tests me, challenges me, inspires me, ….but most of all she just loves me. That is the thing I have learned most from her, to love.
Happy birthday baby girl,
(Wondering about the cute matching t-shirts with my dogs speaking french drawing? They were made by the good people at ooshirts )
guest blog post
Posted on | January 19, 2012 | 2 Comments
I’m a guest blogger today over at the hilarious and very honest Mom Illustrated blog. If you’d like, hop on over and check it out!
On our walls…
Posted on | January 16, 2012 | 5 Comments
pages of a project that is in its final stages… just a bit more to do,
Ila’s mini art gallery,
a portrait Sosi did of Paul and I, it might be my most favourite thing ever.
in my studio…
Posted on | January 9, 2012 | 3 Comments
I just finished this painting for my best friend who just had her first baby. I’m so happy for her. I always thought she would be a wonderful mom, but she was never sure. I think she agrees with me now!
I’m using these quiet days to organize all my fabric. I want to have them separated by colour, when I go looking a for a piece of something pink it takes me ages because I have to dig through bin after bin. I’ve wanted to do this for years, it makes me ridiculously happy to see them all in little piles.
staying happy
Posted on | January 6, 2012 | 1 Comment
This year I’m trying to hold on to my happiness… instead helplessly watching it slip through my fingers as we move into the dark, cold and sickness-filled-days of winter. First step: a HappyLight. This was our xmas gift to each other. We huddle around it at the breakfast table and let the happiness soak into us.
Step two: Take nothing for granted, stop and enjoy the little moments… like this one (this is how Ila came out of her room one morning).
… and this one (this is how I came across her one night).
Focus on the good things… like this drawing Sosi just walked up and handed to me. Her drawings make me so, so happy.
Stop being too busy to just spend time on the floor with my kids. Great things happen down there!
12 things happy people do differently, worth checking out.
What are you doing to stay happy?
(All pictures were taken with my iPhone, using the Instragram app, which I love. If you want to follow me there… my profile name is lorijoy.)
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